According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1985, the province with the largest economic size in China was Shandong, with a GDP of $23.4 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $22.4 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $19.84 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $17.9 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $15.6 billion.